PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1938 Session I, H-10

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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

PATENTS, DESIGNS, AND TRADE-MARKS. FORTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly 'pursuant to Section 128 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22.

REPORT.

I have the honour, in accordance with section 128, to submit my report on the administration of the Act during the year 1937. The total number of proceedings instituted during the year for the grant of letters patent and for the registration of designs and trade-marks was 2,914, which is higher than any total since 1932 with the exception of 1936, when special circumstances contributed towards unusual activity in certain branches of the work of the Office. The fees received by the Patent Office during the year in respect of patents, designs, and trademarks reached a total of £13,407 3s. 7d., which, it is satisfactory to note, exceeds the receipts in any year since 1930. The corresponding amount for 1936 was £13,276 Is. 4d., being £131 2s. 3d. less than was received in 1937. The expenditure during the year amounted to £5,623 9s. Id., and the excess of receipts over expenditure was £7,783 14s. 6d. The total surplus of the Office since Ist January, 1890, is £220,975 lis. 4d. Patents. Very little variation occurred in the number of proceedings for the grant of letters patent as compared with the number for the year 1936 ; the totals were 1,836 for 1936 and 1,832 for last year. There was, however, an increase in the number of cases in which a complete specification was lodged at the commencement of the proceedings, the number being 1,121, as against 1,080 in 1936. The number of complete specifications lodged in 1937 in respect of proceedings for which a provisional specification only had previously been lodged was fewer by 32 than the number for the previous year. The total number of applications received up to the 31st December, 1937, was 79,073, and the number of patents in force at that date was 7,749, made up as follows : Patents sealed and third-year fees paid from 31st December, 1934, to 31st December, 1937, 2,057 and 2,024 respectively ; sixth-year fees paid from 31st December, 1927, to 31st December,- 1937, 3,667 ; and 1 patent in respect of which an extension of its term has been granted by order of the Supreme Court. Trend of Invention. During the. year increases have occurred in the number of proceedings instituted for the grant of letters patent in respect of inventions relating to many of the patent-classification classes, including cultivating and tilling, 40 (28)* ; drains and sewers, 8 (1) ; drying, 15 (9) ; fencing, 17 (13) ; harvesting and grading, 26 (15) ; illuminating (except gas-manufacture), 95 (73) ; locks, latches, and hinges, 29 (19) ; medicines and surgical appliances (including ear-instruments, dental work, &c.), 35 (28) ; oils and lubricators, 39 (23) ; pipes, tubes, and hose, 23 (14) ; sheep shearing and clipping, 6 (2) ; telephony and telegraphy (including phonographs), 520 (488) ; and vehicles, 63 (53).

* The figures in parentheses are for 1936.

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In certain of the patent-classification classes the number of proceedings commenced in 1937 are less than in the previous year. These classes include amusements, music, exercises, games, &c.,29 (36) ; boots and shoes, 10 (19) ; boxes, cans, and casks, 36 (47) ; building construction, 71 (83) ; chemicals, 9 (22) ; fibre-dressing (including rope-making), 9 (22) ; heating and fuel manufacture, 43 (53) ; wearing-apparel, 34 (57). The continuation of the campaign for road safety both in this country and elsewhere, to which reference was made in my last report, is still reflected in the further increase in the number of inventions relating to this class of subject-matter, including improvements in railway-crossing barriers and railway-warning devices. It is of interest to note that there has been increased activity in the realm of inventions relating to agriculture and the like, with the result that comparatively large increases have occurred in the number of proceedings in the patent-classification classes relating to cultivating-tools, harvestingappliances, sheep-shearing machines, and manure and/or seed-sowers. Much attention has been given during the year under review to the subject of illuminating, particularly gas-filled lamps. Activity in more domestic matters is indicated by a number of applications for brooms and brushes, and some ingenious arrangements of rotary driers for clothes have also made their appearance among the records of the Office. The use of reinforced concrete is still being investigated for the construction of fencing-posts and the like, and improvements in the centrifugal lining of pipes are still being studied. In regard to medical and surgical appliances, the greater number of applications relate to surgical syringes and artificial limbs. The phenomenal increase in the number of proceedings in the class relating to radio has been commented on in my report for last year. During that year there was an increase of nearly 100 per cent, on the average number of cases for the years 1930-34 inclusive. This extraordinary ratio of increase could scarcely be expected to continue. It is, nevertheless, a significant indication of the intense activity which is still being maintained in respect of radio inventions that the record figures for 1936 were again exceeded last year. This constitutes a fresh record not only in the radio class, but also in all of the classes into which inventions are grouped for the purpose of patent classification in the country. Designs. Compared with the figures for last year, a substantial increase was shown in the number of design-registration proceedings. The figures for the year were 193, which is the highest number in any one year since 1926, and brings the total number of cases as at 31st December, 1937, up to 4,095. Design registrations in force at that date numbered 966, of which 142 cases were registered during the year. One hundred and twenty-four registrations became void by reason of the non-payment of renewal fees. Renewal of the term of copyright for the second term of five years was effected in 41 cases, while 12 were renewed for the third term of five years. The number of applications received from persons resident in New Zealand was 109 (84)* ; the next greatest number of applications came from the undermentioned countries in the order set out namely, the Commonwealth of Australia, Great Britain, and the United States of America. There were 90 (50) cases lodged in respect of Class 1, while 47 (29) were lodged in Class 3, 30 (16) in Class 4, and 14 (11) in Class 12. The remaining proceedings were spread over four classes. There were seven classes in which no applications were filed. Tbade-marks. During the year under review there was, as in Great Britain, a, falling-ofi in the number of proceedings for the registration of trade-marks as compared with the number for the previous year, when the number was the highest received in any year since 1930. The figures were 1,096 for 1936 and 889 for 1937. The number of proceedings in regard to the registration of trade-marks commenced by persons resident in New Zealand was less than in 1936, the figures being 373, as compared with 424. There were also fewer applications from persons resident in the Commonwealth of Australia, 123 (132). The number of oases from the United Kingdom also showed a falling-off on the previous year, 219 (397). although the number exceeded the average for the five years 1931-35, inclusive, which was 206-8. From the United States of America there were 87, as against 72 in 1936 ; and from Canada 43, 24 more than m the previous year. There was very little variation in the number of cases from Germany, 18, as compared with 22 in 1936. The amount received in respect of trade-mark fees was £3,490 15s. 6d„ as against £3,482 10s. lid. in 1936. As is generally the case, although the year 1936 was an exception, the greatest number of proceedings was in Class 42 (substances used as food or as ingredients in food), there being 128, as against 125 in the previous year. Class 3 (chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy), which headed the list in 1936 with 152, had the second highest number of cases in 1937, the number being 101. Class 38 (articles of clothing) with 3 less than last year, 85 (88), occupies third place in this list. Then follows Class 48 (perfumery, including toilet articles, preparations for the teeth and hair, and perfumed soap), 71 (104) ; Class 47 (candles, common soap, detergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils ; matches, and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes), 63 (38) ; and Class 50 (miscellaneous), 54 (72),

♦The figures in parentheses are for 1936.

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Patent Agents. It is regretted having to report the deaths of Mr. J. F. Lillicrap and Mr. R. McLintock, two members of the profession who were in practice before the Office for forty-one years and twenty-seven years respectively. The number of Patent Agents on the register as at 31st December, 1937, was 17. Conclusion. The appendix hereto contains the following tables, lists, &c., viz. :— A. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1937. B. Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years. G. Particulars of Fees received from Ist January to 31st December, 1937, together with the Corresponding Figures for the years 1935 and 1936. D. Total Number of Applications for Patents and for Registration of Designs and Trademarks recorded for the years 1913 to 1937 (inclusive). E. Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, &c. F. Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, &c., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive). G. Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive). H. Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1937 (inclusive). I. Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1935, 1936, and 1937. J. Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, &c., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive). K. Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive). H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner of Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks. The Patent Office, Wellington, 15th June, 1938.

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APPENDIX.

PATENT OFFICE. A.—Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1937. Receipts. £ s. d. Payments. £ s. d. Patent fees .. .. .. .. 9 ;663 6 g Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 4,474 17 4 Design fees .. ~ .. .. 169 10 0 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. 52 9 1 Irade-mark fees .. .. .. .. 3,490 15 6 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. 210 8 bales of Acts, Journals, &e.— £ s. d. Patent Office Journal .. .. .. 636 17 11 At the Government Printing Office 68 17 3 Postage, telegrams, and telephones .. .. 91 10 2 At the Patent Office .. 14 14 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 316 15 8 83 11 5 Typewriters .. .. .. .. 43 13 10 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 4 14 5 Balance: Cash in Public Account .. .. 7,783 14 6 £13,407 3 7 £13,407 3 7 H. T. Atkinson, Commissioner of Patents. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. Copyright fees are not included.—J. H. Fowler, Controller and Auditor-General.

B.—Table showing Receipts and Payments for each of the Last Ten Years.

C.—Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1937, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1935 and 1936.

♦For a complete analysis of fees received in 1935 and 1936, see reports for those years respectively.

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Year. Receipts. Payments. Surplus. j Year. I .Receipts. I Payments. Surplus. £ s - d. £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. 1928 13,302 10 11 5,374 2 10 7,931 8 1 ! 1933 11,694 11 10 4,378 18 10 7,315 13 0 1929 14,066 2 0 5,873 9 10 8,192 12 2 I 1934 12,376 5 11 4,709 6 9 7,666 19 2 1930 14,195 15 7 5,832 7 2 8,363 8 5 | 1935 12,868 19 4 4,476 13 3 8,392 6 1 1931 13,390 11 6 5,466 7 8 7,924 3 10 | 1936 13,276 1 4 5,221 19 1 8,054 2 3 1932 12,034 19 4 4,782 7 0 7,252 12 4 ! 1937 13,407 3 7 5,623 9 1 7,783 14 6

1935.* 1936.* 1937. Patents. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Applications for patents with provisional specifications .. .. 882 1 7 759 10 0 712 12 0 Applications for patents with complete specifications .. .. 1,656 0 0 2,176 19 6 2,245 0 0 Complete specifications left after provisional specifications .. .. 435 10 0 485 11 0 428 0 0 Applications for extension of time .. .. .. .. 140 15 6 155 9 6 207 15 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. .. .. 400 700 3 10 0 On hearing opposition On request for sealing letters patent .. .. .. .. 979 0 0 1,072 0 0 1,039 19 8 On request for duplicate deeds of letters patent .. .. .. 100 On request for sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. .. 5 0 0 On sealing letters patent after prescribed time .. .. .. 18 10 0 5 0 0 27 10 0 Renewal fees paid before end of third year .. .. .. 1,964 1 6 2,031 0 0 2,176 12 4 Renewal fees paid before end of sixth year .. .. .. 2,785 0 0 2,588 10 0 2,500 0 0 Applications for restoration of lapsed patents .. .. .. 67 00 800 12 00 On restoration of letters patent .. .. .. .. 12 00 65 00 1100 On request to enter name of subsequent proprietor, &c., on register .. 76 15 0 45 16 0 66 15 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 300 2 15 0 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. .. .. 43 5 0 35 6 10 49 17 0 Copies of specifications and drawings .. .. .. .. 73 14 11 70 0 2 52 4 11 Application for registration as patent agent .. .. .. .. .. 220 Patent agents' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 16 0 38 17 0 35 14 0 Patent agents' examination fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 330 Searches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48 11 6 31 14 0 30 19 6 Amendment of letters patent .. .. .. .. .. 18 0 0 18 0 0 26 0 0 Request to enter change of name .. .. .. .. 150 100 0 15 0 Request to enter change of address .. .. .. .. 160 0 10 0 0 15 0 Application for endorsement of letters patent " Licenses of Right " .. 5 0 0 Advertising in Journal, &c., under Supreme Court Rules Application for entry of order of Supreme Court in register Weekly lists .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 00 6 16 0 980 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 18 8 23 10 4 13 19 3 9,663 6 8

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C. —Particulars of Fees received from 1st January to 31st December, 1937, together with the Corresponding Figures for the Years 1935 and 1936 —continued.

D. —Total Number of Applications for Patents and for Registration of Designs and Trade-marks recorded for the Years 1912 to 1937 (inclusive).

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1935.* 1936.* 1937. Designs. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Application for registration of designs .. . . .. .. 79 0 0 55 5 0 90 0 0 On extension of period of copyright under section 56 (2) .. 41 0 0 24 10 0 40 0 0 On extension of period of copyright under section 56 (3) .. 22 0 0 14 0 0 31 0 0 Searches (Regulation 42) .. .. .. •• 010 076 .. Searches (Office) .. .. •• •• •• 1 19 0 100 300 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. •• . • 2 15 0 050 050 Assignment of designs .. .. .. .. • • • • 1 10 0 .. 2 10 0 Copies of drawings .. .. .. •• •• •• 1 14 9 080 150 Change of name .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 050 Change of address .. .. .. • • • • • • 0 10 0 0 5 0 Applications for extension of time .. • • • • • • 0 10 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 Miscellaneous .. .. .. •• •• •• 2 5 0 010 050 169 10 0 Trade-marks. Application for registration .. .. .. . • • • 706 10 6 814 9 3 664 15 11 On registration .. .. .. -• •• •• 1,048 19 0 1,037 15 6 1,020 0 0 On association .. .. •. • • • • • • 8 15 0 8 16 0 9 5 0 On renewal of registration .. .. .. •• •• 1,317 11 5 1,287 6 0 1,391 9 6 Application for extension of time .. .. .. .. 14 10 0 37 5 0 29 10 0 On giving notice of opposition .. .. .. •• •• 500 700 300 On hearing opposition On assignment of trade-marks .. .. .. •. • • 126 13 0 145 18 6 160 19 6 Amendment of trade-marks .. .. .. •• 4 10 0 4 10 0 800 On cancellation .. .. ■ ■ • • ■ • • • 15 10 0 6 15 0 32 10 0 On request under section 73 (6) .. .. •. • • 2 0 0 0 5 0 12 9 0 Extra space in Journal .. •. • • • • • • 11 16 0 11 12 0 19 0 0 Copies of trade-mark certificates .. .. • • • • 1 13 0 1 3 0 0 10 0 On request to enter change of address .. .. .. • • 13 15 3 8 19 0 10 8 0 On request to enter change of name .. .. •• 840 5 12 0 23 110 On request under section 99.. .. .. .. •• 200 .. 100 Certificates of Commissioner .. .. .. • ■ • • 11 17 0 20 4 0 11 13 0 Searches (Regulation 84) .. .. • • • ■ ■ • 24 12 0 31 3 0 20 17 6 Searches ( Office) .. .. • ■ . • • • • • 34 11 0 37 2 0 33 0 0 On request to correct clerical errors .. .. .. 1100 050 250 Additional fee under Rule 62 .. •. .. • • • ■ • ■ 8 0 0 Request to strike out goods .. .. .. •. . • 2 10 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 On restoration of trade-mark .. .. .. .. •• 12 00 400 8 10 0 Miscellaneous.. .. .. .. •• 11 17 9 10 15 8 16 2 1 3,490 15 6 * For a complete analysis of fees received in 1935 and 1936, see reports for those years respectively.

j Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. Year. Patents. Designs. Trade-marks. Total. 1912 1,737 44 779 2,560 1925 2,046 203 1,332 3,581 1913 1,775 65 787 2,627 1926 2,137 204 1,143 3,484 1914 1,574 55 687 2,316 1927 2,052 145 1,325 3,522 1915 1,299 89 565 1,953 1928 2,070 163 1,201 3,434 1916 1,261 113 666 2,040 1929 2,251 125 1,359 3,735 1917 1,329 83 619 2,031 1930 2,103 169 1,265 3,537 1918 1,386 53 695 2,134 1931 2,065 151 999 3,215 1919 1,880 74 1,272 3,226 1932 1,845 164 925 2,934 1920 2,193 109 1,391 3,693 | 1933 1,761 143 814 2,718 1921 2,115 141 994 3,250 1934 1,766 146 915 2,827 1922 2,183 214 1,103 3,500 1935 1,730 185 943 2,858 1923 2,075 183 1,163 3,421 1936 1,836 124 1,096 3,056 1924 2,085 185 1,338 3,608 j 1937 1,832 193 889 2,914 l

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E. —Number of Provisional and Complete Specifications received, etc.

F. —Number of Applications for Patents from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive).

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Applications Applications Applications for Applications with which with which which Complete abandoned, p , , Complete Specifica- Provisional Speciflca- Specifications sub- lapsed, or atents sealed. Tota.1 M tions lodged. tions lodged. sequently lodged. refused. Number 8 of New Zea- New Zea- New Zea- <g New Zea- jg New Zea- % Appliland or Other land or Other land or j5 'J; land or 'Js land or ca, t lons - Depend- Countries. Depend- Countries. Depend- g § Depend- g g Depend- g § eneies, &c. encies, &c. encies, &c. g encies, &c. g encies, &c. g 1910 .. 250 443 990 148 254 75 925 125 306 475 1,831 1911 .. 245 434 935 126 258 59 849 86 323 482 1,740 1912 .. 258 507 877 95 275 35 817 78 334 508 1,737 1913 .. 217 467 965 126 249 58 910 94 272 499 1,775 1914 .. 177 426 868 103 228 45 782 96 273 423 1,574 1915 .. 140 286 787 86 322 46 669 78 266 288 1,299 1916 .. 178 297 699 87 194 38 630 67 245 319 1,261 1917 .. 183 360 708 84 203 41 580 57 249 385 1,329 1918 .. 143 454 704 88 245 39 540 72 284 442 1,389 1919 .. 200 685 906 91 279 42 707 77 321 689 1,880 1920 .. 250 890 949 110 249 37 725 123 330 1,030 2,199 1921 .. 194 722 1,080 119 310 42 890 107 398 730 2,115 1922 .. 203 686 1,190 104 328 38 992 92 406 693 2,183 1923 .. 221 701 1,041 112 256 57 933 73 341 728 2,075 1924 .. 190 752 1,032 111 304 35 882 89 356 758 2,085 1925 .. 177 764 1,007 98 324 41 831 99 356 756 2,046 1926 .. 180 804 1,058 95 283 41 917 78 347 795 2,137 1927 .. 153 752 1,028 119 284 49 841 95 330 793 2,052 1928 .. 127 912 905 128 240 44 753 98 291 932 2,072 1929 .. 141 1,118 867 125 216 40 753 114 266 1,118 2,251 1930 .. 120 905 984 94 241 32 828 90 275 910 2,103 1931 .. 117 649 1,213 87 255 32 1,056 78 276 655 2,065 1932 .. 95 559 1,120 71 265 27 951 61 263 570 1,845 1933 .. 96 688 909 69 217 24 751 87 250 674 1,762 1934 .. 86 752 857 71 210 23 720 75 217 754 1,766 1935 .. 91 755 805 83 225 36 1,730 1936 .. 92 988 678 79 189 40 1,837 1937 .. 81 1,040 632 80 1,833 Note. — Applications are sometimes received from joint applicants resident in different countries, and from applicants giving two addresses; the figures may therefore total more than the actual number of applications received.

I 1931-35. 1936. 1937. | 1931-35. 1936. 1937. _ I New Zealand .. .. 1.070-8 781 719 Kenya .. .. .. .. 3 Argentine Republic .. 0-8 1 .. Lichtenstein .. .. 0-2 1 1 Austria .. .. 2-6 4 5 Luxembourg .. .. 0-2 .. 1 Australia .. .. 197-6 216 264 Mexico .. .. 0-2 Bahama Islands .. .. 1 .. Netherlands .. . . 16-6 28 19 Belgium .. .. 2*0 | 5 4 New South Wales .. j 78-8 126 158 British Solomon Islands 0*2 | .. .. North Nigeria .. I 0-2 Canada .. .. 5*8 ! 13 7 Norway .. .. ■ j 1*8 1 2 Canberra F.C.T. .. . . 2 2 Philippine Islands .. 0-2 Czecho-Slovakia .. 0-2 j 3 Queensland .. .. 16-8 6 13 Denmark .. .. 4*6 4 4 Roumania .. .. .. 1 Dutch East Indies .. 0-2 .. .. Siam .. .. .. 1 Esthonia .. .. 0-2 .. .. South Australia .. 9-6 10 9 Federated Malay States .. 2 .. South West Africa .. j 0-2 Finland .. .. 0*2 .. .. Southern Rhodesia France .. .. 12-2 26 23 Spain .. .. 0-8 Germany .. .. 87-0 143 173 Straits Settlements .. 0-2 Greece .. .. 0-2 . . .. Sweden .. .. 7-6 4 6 Guatemala .. .. 0*2 .. .. Switzerland .. .. 4*4 2 6 Great Britain .. 315*6 440 435 Tasmania .. .... 2-6. 1 1 Hungary .. .. 1-2 .. .. Union of South Africa .. 2-6 3 4 India .. .. 0*4 1 1 United States of America 91-6 158 158 Irish Free State .. 1*4 2 .. Victoria .. .. 86*6 67 77 Italy .- 4*0 4 3 Western Australia .. 5*8 4 4 Japan .. .. 0*6 .. .. Western Samoa .. 0*4

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G-.—Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive).

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G-.—Number of Applications for Patents for the Different Classes of Inventions in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive). Class. 1931-35 1936. 1937. ; Class. 1931-35 1936. 1937. Advertising and displaying signs, 24-4 16 16 Illuminating (except gas-manufac- 59-0 73 95 &c. ture) Aeronautics .. .. •... 14-2 13 6 Indicating, calculating, and measur- 48-4 54 48 Amusements, music, exercisers, 55-6 36 29 ing (including moisture-testers) games, &e. Attaching and securing (including 2.1-.4 19 18 Kitchen utensils and cooking appli- 51- 8 45 39 bolts, ties, &c.) ances (including ovens) Lifting, hauling, and loading .. 50-2 19 21 Boilers (steam) .. .. .. 4-8 3 3 Locks, latches, and hinges .. 22-8 19 29 Boots and shoes .. ..22-2 19 10 Bottles, bottling, and glass-working 28-4 42 29 Marine and submarine (including 17-8 13 17 Boxes, cans, and casks .. ..83-0 47 36 lake and river engineering) Brewing, distilling, &c. .. ..12-4 12 10 Marking (tickets, labels, &c.) .. 9-8 5 5 Brooms and brushes . (including 17-2 7 12 Medicines and surgical appliances 31-4 28 35 mops) (including ear-instruments, dental Building-construction .. .. 35'2 40 29 work, &c.) Building-construction (brick and 23-4 26 28 Metal-working (including welding, 19-6 22 29 cement compositions and mould- stamping, and plating) ing) Milking-machines* .. 41 • 8 39 38 Building-construction (windows and 22-2 17 14 Minerals (including filtration, lixivia- 20-2 18 13 doors) tion, screens, &c.) Minerals (magnetic separators) .. 0-6 Chemicals .. .. •• 9-8 22 9 Minerals (stampers and pulverizers) 3'6 1 2 Cleaning, polishing, &c. .. ..16-4 21 18 Closets and urinals .. ..20-4 18 25 Oils and lubricators .. .. 16-0 23 39 Coin-freed mechanism .. ..13-4 6 6 Cooling and freezing .. .. 25-2 20 12 Paints and painting (including 8-8 8 6 Cultivating and tilling .. 12-2 28 40 kauri-gum) Cutting and sawing, and tools .. 52-8 37 37 Pipes, tubes, and hose .. ..21-0 14 23 Preserving .. .. ..15-6 10 11 Dairying* .. .. .. 50-8 30 30 Presses .. .. .. 5-8 4 8 Drains and sewers ., .. 2-2 1 8 Printing and photography .. 24-2 15 12 Dredging and excavating (including 7-2 7 4 Pumps and sprayers (except rotary 25-2 18 21 rock drills) pumps) Drying .. .. .. 15-8 9 15 Railways and tramways .. .. 14-8 17 21 Electricity and magnetism .. 81-4 85 72 Roads and ways (including road 15'4 16 14 Engines (air, gas, and oil) .. 53-2 37 41 watering) Engines (steam), including rotary 15-6 10 12 pumps Seed-dressing, chaff - cutting, and 6-0 6 2 Engines (miscellaneous and engine 35-0 21 20 threshing accessories), including current Seed-sowers .. .. .. 12'4 21 15 motors, solar motors, tide motors, Sewing and knitting ... .. 22-0 21 20 wave motors, windmills, miscel- Sheep and cattle (including veteri- 29-2 25 26 laneous motors nary appliances) Explosives, firearms, and targets .. 4-6 9 4 Sheep shearing and clipping .. 2'0 2 6 Exterminating (including trapping 21-4 21 13 Shop and hotel fittings .. .. 26'6 16 17 animals) Stationery and paper .. .. 39-0 29 37 Fencing ...... 12-0 13 17 Fencing (strainers) .. .. 2-2 3 3 Telephony and telegraphy (including 265-6 488 520 Fibre - dressing (including rope- 19'4 22 9 phonographs, &c.) making) Tobacco .. .. .. 17'4 9 8 Filters .. .. .. 4-8 3 7 Fire alarms, escapes, ladders, and 11-6 11 11 Valves and cocks .. .. 16-0 20 14 extinguishers Vehicles .. .. ..66-0 53 63 Food .. .. .. .. 17-4 21 12 Vehicles (velocipedes) .. .. 19'6 14 26 Furnaces and kilns (including smoke- 16-2 16 23 Ventilating .. .. .. 7-6 9 10 consumers) Furniture and upholstery, desks, 41-6 38 23 Washing and cleansing .. ..31-2 25 18 blinds, curtains, &c. Water-supplying .. .. 7 • 8 5 4 Wearing-apparel .. .. 52'4 57 34 Gas-manufacture for lighting, heat- 5-4 12 10 Wools and hides .. ..13-0 12 7 ing, or power purposes Miscellaneous inventions not in 15-4 23 17 Harness (including horse, &c., covers) 4-8 5 3 other classes, as indiarubberHarvesting and grading .. ..27-2 15 26 manufacture, fishing - appliances, Heating, and fuel-manufacture .. 48-6 53 43 &c. * Prior to 1911 milking-machines were included in class ''Dairying/' but are now a separate class. Note. —Owing to some inventions being classified under more than one heading, the figures will total more than the actual number of applications received.

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H.—Total Number of Applications for Patents, Letters Patent sealed, and Letters Patent in Force for Full Term under the Different Patents Acts, up to 31st December, 1937 (inclusive).

I. —Number of Applications for Registration of Designs in each of the Fifteen Classes in each of the Years 1935, 1936, and 1937.

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Number , T , Total on which ' , i/ 1^ 1 er Number of Letters Patent of , at , en^ S °, n Applications. have been w £ lch F ™ al sealed. paid. Act of 1860 .. .. 1861 to 1870 .. .. 109 109 109 „ 1870 .. .. 1871 to 1883 .. .. 881 687 465 „ 1883 .. .. 1884 to 1889 .. .. 3,170 1,757 368 Acts of 1889 and 1908 .. 1890 to 30th June, 1912 .. 27,419 12,711 2,591 Act of 1911 .. .. 1st July, 1912, to 30th June, 1922 16,750 7,773 1,660 „ 1921-22 .. .. 1st July, 1922, to 31st Dec., 1937 28,909 16,612 3,560 Grand totals .. .. 79,073 39,649 8,753

| 1935. 1936. 1937. Class 1. —Articles composed wholly of metal or in which metal predominates, 63 50 90 and jewellery Class 2.—Books and bookbinding of all materials . . .. .. 1 1 Class 3. —Articles composed wholly of wood, bone, ivory, papier mache, or 41 29 48 other solid substances not included in other classes, or of materials in which such substances predominate Class 4.—Articles composed wholly of glass, earthenware, or porcelain, clay 15 16 29 (burnt or baked), or cement, or in which such materials predominate Class 5.—Articles composed wholly of paper, cardboard, millboard, or straw- 9 11 9 board (except articles included in Class 2, and paperhangings), or in which such materials predominate Class 6.—Articles composed wholly of leather or in which leather predomi- 12 1 nates, not included in other classes Class 7. —Paperhangings Class 8.—Carpets, rugs, and floor-coverings in all materials Class 9. —Lace Class 10. —Boots and shoes . . .. . . . . . . . . 10 1 Class 11.—Millinery and wearing-apparel (except boots and shoes) .. 3 2 1 Class 12.—Goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. 5 10 14 Class 13.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods (other than checks 30 1 1 or stripes) Class 14. —Printed or woven designs on handkerchiefs and shawls (other 2 than checks or stripes) Class 15.—Printed or woven designs on textile piece-goods or on handker- 4 chiefs or shawls being checks or stripes 184 ; 123 193 ___J I

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J. —Number of Applications for Registration of Trade-marks from Persons residing in New Zealand or Dependencies, etc., and in other Countries in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive).

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—— 1931-35. 1936. 1937. 1931-35. 1936. 1937. New Zealand .. .. 478-8 424 373 Jamaica .. .. 0-2 Australia .. .. 118-2 132 123 Japan .. ..2-0 5 3 Austria .. .. 1 -0 .. 1 Netherlands .. 2-4 Bahama Islands .. .. 2 .. New South Wales ..64-6 78 87 Belgium .. .. .. •• 1 Northern Ireland .. 2-2 1 2 Canada .. .. 9-8 19 43 Norway Canberra .. .. .. .. I Poland" .. .. 0-2 Columbia .. .. . . 1 . • Portugal .. .. 0-2 Cuba . . . . 0-2 . . 1 Queensland.. . . 1-8 2 Czechoslovakia .. 0-8 1 .. Singapore .. .. 0-2 Denmark .. .. 0-8 .. .. South Australia . . 2-8 1 Egypt .. .. 1-2 .. .. South-west Africa .. 0-2 Finland .. .. 1-0 .. 1 Spain .. . . 0-2 Prance .. .. 7-6 12 9 Sweden .. .. 1-6 1 4 Germany .. . . 15 • 2 22 18 Switzerland .. 1-6 2 1 Great Britain .. 206-8 397 219 Tasmania .. .. 0-6 Hawaii . . .. .. • ■ • • Union of South Africa 0-2 Holland .. .. 2-2 1 1 United States of Ameri- 72-2 72 87 Hungary .. .. 0-2 1 .. ica India .. .. 1-2 2 1 Victoria .. ..46-8 51 34 Iraq . . . . . . .. 1 Western Australia . . . . . . 1 Italy .. .. 1-2 5 .. Western Samoa .. 0-2

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K. —Number of Applications to register Trade-marks in the Fifty Different Classes in each of the Years 1936 and 1937, together with the Average for the Years 1931-35 (inclusive).

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (530 copies), £17 10s.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1938.

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Class. Classification of Goods. 1931-35. 1936. 1937. 1 Chemical substances used in manufactures, photography, or philosophical 34-0 75 35 research, and anti-corrosives 2 Chemical substances used for agricultural, horticultural, veterinary, and sanitary 40-4 55 25 purposes 3 Chemical substances prepared for use in medicine and pharmacy .. .. 93-8 152 101 4 Raw or partly prepared vegetable, animal, and mineral substances used in 8-0 8 9 manufactures not included in other classes 5 Unwrought and partly wrought metals used in manufacture . . . . 5-4 5 5 6 Machinery of all kinds, and parts of machinery, except agricultural and horti- 21-0 25 31 cultural machines included in Class 7 7 Agricultural and horticultural machinery, and parts of such machinery . . 5-2 6 8 8 Philosophical instruments, scientific instruments, and apparatus for useful 45-2 47 36 purposes ; instruments and apparatus for teaching 9 Musical instruments .. . . .. .. . . .. . . 3*2 10 2 10 Horological instruments .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-8 4 11 Instruments, apparatus, and contrivances, not medicated, for surgical or curative 12-6 17 16 purposes, or in relation to the health of men or animals 12 Cutlery and edge tools .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-2 18 8 13 Metal goods not included in other classes .. .. .. .. . . 29*4 30 36 14 Goods of precious metals (including aluminium, nickel, Britannia-metal, &c.), 2-2 2 2 and jewellery, and imitations of such sfoods and jewellery 15 Glass .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3-4 6 5 16 Porcelain and earthenware .. .. .. .. .. .. 1*8 4 3 17 Manufactures from mineral and other substances for building or decoration . . 10-0 10 14 18 Engineering, architectural, and building contrivances .. .. .. 9-6 12 13 19 Arms, ammunition, and stores not included in Class 20 .. .. .. 0-4 .. 1 20 Explosive substances . . .. .. . . .. . . . . 1*0 2 1 21 Naval architectural contrivances and naval equipments not included in Classes 0*2 1 19 and 20 22 Carriages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7-6 6 7 23 (a) Cotton-yarn; (6) sewing cotton .. .. .. .. .. 2-6 12 5 24 Cotton piece-goods of all kinds . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-6 14 20 25 Cotton goods not included in Classes 23, 24, and 38 . . . . . . 5-0 3 8 26 Linen and hemp yarn and thread . . .. .. .. .. .. 2 27 Linen and hemp piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4 .. 1 28 Linen and hemp goods not included in Classes 26, 27, and 50 . . .. 1-8 1 1 29 Jute yarns and tissues, and other articles made of jute not included in Class 50 0*2 30 Silk, spun, thrown, or sewing .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-2 1 31 Silk piece-goods .. .. .. .. .. ..« .. 1-6 1 1 32 Other silk goods not included in Classes 30 and 31 .. .. . . 0-6 33 Yarns of wool, worsted, or hair . . .. . . .. . . . . 4-8 1 4 34 Cloths and stuffs of wool, worsted, or hair .. .. .. .. 5*6 2 12 35 Woollen and worsted and hair goods not included in Classes 33 and 34 .. 1*0 2 36 Carpets, floorcloth, and oilcloth . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 1 4 37 Leather, skins (unwrought and wrought), and articles made of leather not 8-0 4 3 included in other classes 38 Articles of clothing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81-2 88 85 39 Paper (except paperhangings), stationery, and bookbinding .. .. .. 30*8 34 22 40 Goods manufactured from indiarubber and guttapercha not included in other 16-2 10 10 classes 41 Furniture and upholstery .. .. .. .. .. .. 4*6 4 4 42 Substances used as food or as ingredients in food .. .. .. .. 177-8 125 .128 43 Fermented liquors and spirits .. .. .. .. .. .. 24-0 34 19 44 Mineral and aerated waters (natural and artificial), including ginger-beer .. 6-4 10 3 45 Tobacco, whether manufactured or unmanufactured . . . . . . 22 • 0 23 10 46 Seeds for agricultural and horticultural purposes . . . . . . .. 2-4 1 1 47 Candles, common soap, detergents ; illuminating, heating, or lubricating oils ; 46-0 38 63 matches ; and starch, blue, and other preparations for laundry purposes 48 Perfumery (including toilet articles), preparations for the teeth and hair, and 47-0 104 71 perfumed soap 49 Games of all kinds, and sporting articles not included in other classes .. 12-8 14 2 50 Miscellaneous .. * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52-4 72 54